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The OP asked for "favorite adjunct" only - and, one supposes based on his list, he meant "(beer brewed with) adjunct(s)", in which case all of the Yuengling portfolio qualifies, since all use corn grits.

Though it might have been more interesting (and less repetitive a topic) if the subject line was taken literally:

Yeah, probably gets less votes than it might otherwise because it sounds like a dental complaint. Well, that and the fact that the few beers (mostly of the gluten-free ilk) that use it aren't very well received on beer review sites.

Maybe they should rename it - the way they do for other adjuncts with bad reps. See for instance "Brewers Crystals" ("Description -Corn Syrup Solids - 56% Maltose, 16% maltotriose, 8% dextrose, and 20% higher saccharides" ) Yet you never see a Brewers Association video with stern-looking brewers proclaiming "I don't use Brewers Crystals in my Beer!"

Both Kafir and Milo - both in the sorghum family - were used in the US during WWII - those sound right up the "innovative" craft brewers' alley. And maybe if they went back to calling soybeans "Soya Beans" it'd sound more exotic- and thus more attractive to the ICB's and beer geeksters.

Some other adjuncts that were experimented with in that era were whey, potato starch and manicoa. Do you see that on beer labels, though? "Finest Barley Malt and Whey..." Nope. Instead we're stuck with the same ol' corn or rice as the only "evil" adjuncts. How dull.

For the poll responses, I'm just putting some adjuncts that I think are most popular, and listing beers that are specifically noted as "American Adjunct Lagers" on BeerAdvocate.

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For the poll responses you didn't list a any adjuncts that you think are most popular because you didn't list any adjuncts. All you listed were AALs except for the other category, so my vote goes to other because it is the only category that could possibly include my favorite adjunct (oats).

I think this thread has gone way beyond what the OP had in mind. I believe he wanted to know what Macro Lagers and similar type of beers we would consider drinking. Not what adjuncts we enjoy in our beers. I think we all know that, and everybody that is posting otherwise is just being smart asses

I voted for Pabst because I drank a lot of it during the great recession when I couldn't afford proper craft beer. If I could throw out a random other - Beerlao. Made with rice, it is a great Asian lager for a hot day if you are ever over there.